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We’ve got your numbers!This brochure shows the top 25 occupations and skills based on combined growth and job openings for the North Central Washington workforce development area (WDA). Brochures for all WDAs are available online at www.esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo.

Look into your future:Researching and planning your education and future career path can lead you to labor market information (LMI) you may not know is available to you such as:

• Preparation for high-demand occupations

• Occupation annual average openings

• Wage estimates

• Hard and soft skills required by employers

• Web links for additional resources

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• Top 25 occupations

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Labor area summaries and county profiles:

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Occupational Outlook/North Central Washington Employment Security DepartmentSeptember 2017, Page 2 Workforce Information and Technology Services (WITS)

North Central Washington top 25 occupations

The top 25 hard and soft skills (combined) are based on new job announcements extracted from WANTED Analytics’ website. We also show the percent of job announcements for which the specific skill was required. The skill numbers represent the total annual numbers (between mid-June of 2016 and mid-June of 2017) extracted from new online job postings by employers. Monthly updates of the top 25 occupations’ hard skills, certifications and top employers can be found at: https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/employer-demand.

Figure 2. Top 25 hard and soft skills from new job announcementsWashington state, North Central Washington WDA, between mid-June of 2016 and mid-June of 2017Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Data Series (HWOL®, CEB TalentNeuron)

Rank Hard and soft skills Number Percent of jobs required the skill1 Oral and written communication 2,402 14.6%2 Freight+ 2,375 14.4%3 Integrity 1,333 8.1%4 Owner operator 1,197 7.3%5 Customer service oriented 1,115 6.8%6 Detail oriented 1,011 6.1%7 Work independently 923 5.6%8 Basic computer skills 756 4.6%8 Marketing 756 4.6%10 Problem solving 729 4.4%11 Team-oriented, teamwork 723 4.4%12 Dependability 708 4.3%13 Microsoft Office 661 4.0%14 High Energy 585 3.6%15 Clean Driving Record 561 3.4%16 Organizational skills 553 3.4%17 Self-starting/Self-motivated 525 3.2%18 Tractor-trailers 481 2.9%19 Bilingual 472 2.9%20 Creativity 452 2.7%21 Forklifts 433 2.6%22 Work ethics 424 2.6%23 Coaching 406 2.5%24 Time management 370 2.2%25 Team player 368 2.2%

Figure 1. Top 25 occupations based on combined ranking of growth rates and total openingsWashington state, North Central Washington WDA, between 2015 and 2025Source: Employment Security Department/WITS, employment projections and alternative wage estimations

Rank*SOCcode Occupational title

Estimated employment

2015

Average annualtotal openings

2015-2025

Median annual wages adjusted

to 2017 Q11 13-1111 Management analysts 251 112 $73,1102 29-1141 Registered nurses 1,904 611 $73,3153 31-1014 Nursing assistants 1,168 536 $28,9274 47-2051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 279 169 $36,0875 51-9199 Production workers, all other 127 100 $28,7126 47-2141 Painters, construction and maintenance 350 197 $28,3497 15-1132 Software developers, applications 64 32 $91,8958 15-1121 Computer systems analysts 135 54 $72,7309 19-4092 Forensic science technicians 157 36 N/A10 29-2099 Health technologists and technicians, all other 272 82 $36,25611 25-2011 Preschool teachers, except special education 491 234 $28,58312 31-9092 Medical assistants 567 194 $36,40313 47-2061 Construction laborers 1,422 702 $36,08714 27-4011 Audio and video equipment technicians 42 28 N/A15 47-2031 Carpenters 1,148 592 $45,67916 29-1071 Physician assistants 136 49 $114,89817 31-9011 Massage therapists 284 138 $58,70118 43-6013 Medical secretaries 212 74 $35,85418 45-2093 Farmworkers, farm, ranch and aquacultural animals 525 264 $23,13320 47-2181 Roofers 89 58 $47,32720 37-3011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,312 582 $28,74522 11-3021 Computer and information systems managers 82 32 $94,78423 29-2034 Radiologic technologists 185 55 $59,60324 29-1171 Nurse practitioners 112 37 $95,51625 39-3011 Gaming dealers 264 79 N/A

*The first column in the table is a combined rank. All records with a ranking score of 25 are included. Standard competition ranking is used in which items that tie receive the same ranking number and then a gap is left in the ranking sequence. N/A means that wage data is not available.

The occupational outlook brochures represent the top 25 occupations and skills for Washington statewide and each of the 12 workforce development areas (WDAs). There are 13 brochures in total and can be found at: www.esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo.

For the North Central Washington WDA, the data for these top 25 occupations are extracted from the occupational projections published on our website at https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/projections. The data represents the top 25 detailed (6-digit SOC) occupations. Total occupational openings, with alternative turnover rates, represent estimations of total available jobs, excluding seasonal jobs. Alternative turnover rates are based on wage files and are specific to North Central Washington. These rates are alternative to the national separation rates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS rates only represent net replacement openings.

The wage estimates are alternative wage estimations based on original sample responses. These wage estimations exclude imputations and produce accurate estimations for areas not stratified in the BLS sampling frame. According to BLS methodology, all wage estimations are adjusted to first quarter 2017 using Employment Cost Indexes (ECI). The same wages are used in our Occupations in Demand (OID) list (see https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/LAAO). OID classifies occupations into three categories: “in demand,” “not in demand” or “balanced.”

Between 2015 and 2025, the North Central Washington WDA is expected to have annual average total openings of 50,298, excluding seasonal jobs. The top 25 occupations are based on combined ranks for growth rates and total openings.

The occupational outlook brochures are updated annually, however, we do provide monthly updates for the top 25 skill sets. See notes from Figure 2.

Top 25 hard and soft skills